Attachment B - POP Z End Locations Galesburg.pdf

This document is an attachment to a Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the Illinois Department of Information Technology (DoIT) for the Galesburg Metro Ethernet contract opportunity (MAR-R603). The attachment lists fifteen Points of Presence (POP) Z End Locations across Illinois that serve as connection points for fiber-based, point-to-point metro-ethernet transport services. These locations span major cities and regions including Springfield, Chicago, Rockford, Moline, DeKalb, Normal, Peoria, Champaign, Charleston, Quincy, Olney, Carbondale, Macomb, Collinsville, and Paris. The facilities include state agency offices, university buildings, community colleges, and regional education offices that will utilize wide area network (WAN) connectivity and last-mile services to connect to the Illinois Century Network (ICN) infrastructure.

The document provides the specific street addresses and facility names for each of the fifteen designated POP Z End Locations that will serve as termination points for the metro-ethernet service. This listing establishes the geographic scope and infrastructure endpoints required for the procurement, ensuring that bidders understand the distributed nature of the connectivity solution across the state of Illinois and the various state agencies and educational institutions that will be served under this contract.